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Summer 2010 Music Clinics

AUGSBURG FORTRESS SUMMER 2010 WORSHIP & MUSIC CLINICS

Join us for the 2010 Summer Worship and Music Clinic!  These exciting events have been developed for the continuing education of today’s church musician.  Held in a variety of locations across the nation, these events provide opportunities for church musicians to network, learn, and be inspired.  In addition, each clinic features a variety of choral, handbell, organ, and piano new music reading sessions to help plan for the coming year. Our expert clinicians offer valuable insights and ideas to help participants explore ways to revitalize and refresh worship in their local settings.  In addition, all attendees will enjoy a 10% discount on all featured Augsburg Fortress music during the event.

These clinics are always free of charge.  (Choral packets are available for only $1 per packet.  Each packet includes copies of all featured music in that session for attendees to keep.)

Hope to see you there!

 

Clinicians for all locations:

with Handbell clinicians:

  • Nancy Jessup
  • Lee Afdhal
  • Matha Avery
  • Scott Barker
  • Linda Schmidt
  • Michael Glasgow
  • Michael Joy
(see site listings for the handbell director at each location)
Locations
Seattle WA Area July 9 - 10
Los Angeles CA July 12 - 13
Columbia SC Area July 23 - 24
Minneapolis MN Area July 26 - 27
Chicago IL Area July 30 - 31
Columbus OH Area August 2-3
Philadelphia PA Area August 5-6



Plan Your Music for the Church Year

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Schedule for All Locations

Day One  
8:30 – 9:00 Registration and browse music display
9:00 – 11:00 Handbell Reading Session
11:00 – 12:00 Workshop: Not Your Sunday Morning Worship – Worship outside of Sunday Morning
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 Organ and Piano Reading Session
2:45 – 3:15 Break
3:30 – 4:30 Workshop: Piano and Organ accompaniment in various styles
4:30 – 5:30 Workshop: Children’s music workshop
5:30 – 7:00 Dinner
7:00 Hymn Festival: Music of the Night
   
Day Two  
8:30 – 9:00 Registration and browse music display
9:00 – 10:30 Choral Reading Session I
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Workshop Option 1: The Care and Nurturing of the Church Choir
11:00 – 12:00 Workshop Option 2: Using Music Technology in the Worship Service
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 Choral Reading Session II

 



** Session Descriptions

Handbell Repertoire and Technique Workshop:
In addition to presenting new repertoire and exploring handbell techniques, the session will explore meaningful ways to integrate handbells throughout the worship service. Two new resources for bells in worship will be presented, including hymn accompaniments, calls to worship, prayers, scripture readings and responses.

Beyond Sunday Worship
What’s new for those services outside of normal Sunday morning? We will look at tools, ideas, and some rich new resources for evening and midweek prayer services, including Holden Prayer Around the Cross and its musical companion Singing Our Prayer, plus amazing treasuries of music and worship helps for the services of Lent and the Three Days. Bring new life to those worship opportunities!

Piano and Organ Accompaniment in Various Styles: Are you interested in exploring wys to invigorate worship from the piano or organ?  Join Wayne and Keith as they demonstrate and discuss a variety of ways and styles in which to accompany using the piano or organ.

Heart and Soul in the Choir Room: Nurturing Spirituality
Is your church choir a musical ensemble, a worship leader, a social circle, a support group, a class, a teacher, a prayer circle, a service club, a treasure-trove of rich opportunities? The answer is YES. Wayne L. Wold, author of Tune My Heart to Sing, Preaching to the Choir, and the new Soli Deo Gloria, helps us discover the many faces and facets of the church choir and explore its important role in the life of the congregation

Using Music Technology in the Worship Service
This session will explore various ways to use music technology to enhance worship while performing live on the keyboard or with the choir, and how congregations might use technology to create a praise band that can be used during contemporary services.  Additionally, learn how to give the experience of traditional orchestral and handbell accompaniments when those resources are not available.



 

Dates and Locations

  • Friday & Saturday July 9 - 10
    Seattle, WA Area

    Trinity Lutheran Church
    6215 196th St SW
    Lynnwood, WA 98036

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Scott Barker

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  • Monday & Tuesday July 12 - 13
    Los Angeles, CA Area
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    Bethany Lutheran Church
    4644 Clark Ave
    Long Beach, CA 90808

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Nancy Jessup

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  • Friday & Saturday, July 23 - 24
    Columbia, SC Area

    St. Paul Lutheran Church
    1715 Bull Street
    Columbia, SC 29201

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Michael Glasgow

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  • Monday & Tuesday July 26 - 27
    Minneapolis, MN Area

    Luther Seminary Olson Campus Center
    1490 Fulham St.
    St. Paul MN 55108

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Lee Afdahl

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  • Friday & Saturday July 30 - 31
    Chicago, IL Area
    Grace Lutheran Church
    7300 W Division St
    River Forest, IL 60305

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Linda Schmidt

    *In place of the hymn festival, attendees of the Chicago Area Music Clinic will have the unique opportunity to attend the final worship / performance of the Bach Cantata Camp of Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers led by students of the Bach Cantata Camp of Grace Lutheran Church.


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  • Monday & Tuesday August 2 - 3
    Columbus, OH Area

    Gethsemane Lutheran Church
    35 E Stanton Ave
    Columbus OH 43214

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Martha Avery

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  • Thursday/Friday August 5-6
    Philadelphia PA Area

    St Paul’s Lutheran Church
    415 E Athens Ave
    Ardmore PA 19003

    Clinicians
    Wayne Wold, Keith Hampton, Michael Joy

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    Clinician Descriptions



    Wayne L. Wold
    is Associate Professor of Music and College Organist at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and an active church musician, composer, performer, author, and clinician.  An active and prolific composer, Dr. Wold has hundreds of published compositions for organ and choirs and is the author of numerous well-known hymn texts.  Dr. Wold holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, a Master of Sacred Music Degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH, and the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Shenandoah University.  Performing on organ and harpsichord as a soloist and ensemble player, he has appeared with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, with the Hood Chamber Singers at Lincoln Center, and in numerous churches across the U.S. and in Europe.




  • Keith Hampton is Director of Music Ministries and Organist at the Park Manor Christian Church, in Chicago, IL as well as the Director of Choral Activities at Gary Comer College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School. Dr. Hampton is very active as a conductor, an organ soloist, an accompanist, and workshop presenter. Dr. Hampton earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, a Master of Arts Degree from Marywood University, and a Doctor of Music Degree in Church Music from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.   Dr. Hampton is the President of Dr. K.T. Productions, Inc., providing music transcriptions of Black Gospel Music with the use of Finale by Coda Music. His arrangements of Spirituals and Gospel Songs are published by Augsburg Fortress, Earthsongs Publications, and Hinshaw Music.